Ellen DeGeneres walks away from her talk show empire

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DeGeneres won over audiences after she came out in 1997

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But recent criticism of a hostile work environment undermined her friendly reputation

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With tear-stained cheeks, Ellen DeGeneres signed off her chatshow for the final time on Thursday

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Ending a daytime TV juggernaught that had lasted 19 years.

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Final show included Billie Eilish, Pink and Jennifer Aniston, making her 20th appearance – a run that dates back to the syndicated chatshow’s debut

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It also saw DeGeneres’s brother, Vance, and her wife, Portia de Rossi, well with emotion

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